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OCA Circular No. 16-2024

This circular reiterates that judges must strictly follow guidelines for conducting videoconferencing hearings with individuals appearing remotely from abroad. The guidelines require approval from the relevant Philippine consulate for the use of its facilities. Several recent requests failed to comply with this requirement. Judges are reminded that any motion for a remote videoconference must state that the Philippine embassy or consulate has approved the use of its facilities for the hearing. Compliance with these procedures is required.

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OCA Circular No. 16-2024

This circular reiterates that judges must strictly follow guidelines for conducting videoconferencing hearings with individuals appearing remotely from abroad. The guidelines require approval from the relevant Philippine consulate for the use of its facilities. Several recent requests failed to comply with this requirement. Judges are reminded that any motion for a remote videoconference must state that the Philippine embassy or consulate has approved the use of its facilities for the hearing. Compliance with these procedures is required.

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OCA CIRCULAR NO. 16-2024

TO ALL JUDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND


LEVEL COURTS

SUBJECT REITERATION ON THE CONDUCT OF


VIDEOCONFERENCING WITH RESPECT TO
REMOTE APPEARANCE FROM ABROAD

In view of the letter dated 13 December 2023 of Atty. Roussel R. Reyes,


Officer-in-Charge, Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Department of Foreign
Affairs, informing this Office that there have been reports from Foreign Service Posts
(FSP) that several requests for videoconferencing hearings (VCH) failed to comply
with the conditions stated in Administrative Matter (A.M.) No. 20-12-01-SC1 dated
9 December 2020 (Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencingj; such as the
approved appointment or permission to conduct VCH from the consulate, all Judges
are REMINDED to strictly observe No.3, Item IV of A.M. No. 20-12-01-SC, thus:
IV Additional Procedure for Videoconferencing for Overseas
Filipino Workers, Filipinos Residing Abroad or Temporarily outside the
Philippines, and Non-resident Foreign Nationals

3. Motion for videoconferencing- xxx The same requirements


for the contents of the motion under Item II(2)(a) of these
Guidelines shall apply, with the additional requirement that
the concerned embassy or consulate of the Philippines has
allowed the use of its facilities for videoconferencing xxx.
[emphasis supplied]

For your strict compliance.

16 January 2024

MMAlACJIEMM-SIAtty. Reyes-OTLAlcek-118124IjjmOll124 Mise. 59 [B2]

1 Circularized in OCA Circular No. 209-2020 dated 29 December 2020

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